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President loses out to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as his dream of surpassing Barack Obama’s achievements continues to elude him

Donald Trump has lost out on the Nobel Peace Prize after the Norwegian committee responsible for awarding the honor chose Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado instead.

Asle Toje, deputy leader of the Nobel committee, had already signaled that Trump might not get it by suggesting that his aggressive campaigning for the accolade might count against him.

“These types of influence campaigns have a rather more negative effect than a positive one,” Toje said. “Because we talk about it on the committee. Some candidates push for it really hard, and we do not like it.”

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[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 49 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

I hate that language.

"Donald Trump has lost out on the Nobel Peace Prize"

No. He was never in the running. He lost nothing. Just because he was nominated by some obsequious sycophant, doesn't mean he ever had a chance.

While everyone else was in competition for the "race", he was at the starting line shitting his diapers and crying like the giant baby he is.

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nominated by who and when? Nominations ended in January.

[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Because he has a history of knowing and caring about rules?

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